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Made in AmericaJay-Z's groundbreaking Made in America Festival is returning to Philadelphia this fall. The two-day music festival went on a hiatus last year due to the pandemic but will now return to celebrate its 10th anniversary on Labor Day Weekend. "We are thrilled to announce Made in America 2021 on the legendary Benjamin Franklin Parkway. This year will be like no other, as Made In America celebrates 10 years of music history-making moments," Jay-Z said in a statement. "The artists' performances will be even bigger, and Cause Village will host a wider range of amazing philanthropic organizations. We look forward to sharing incredible memories with our festival attendees and the city of Philadelphia." Made in America is produced by Jay's Roc Nation, and will take place on Saturday, September 4th, and Sunday, September 5th. This year's performance lineup has yet to be released. Fans can purchase two-day early bird tickets now at Ticket
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Though the settlement would appear to resolve this latest disagreement between the state’s third-largest county and the civil rights group, the two have been at odds a lot recently.
In announcing last week’s suit, ACLU-PA accused Montgomery County of deliberate and targeted conduct against it because of the organization’s ongoing lawsuits and its criticism of the county commissioners after last year’s firing of Montco’s two top public defenders.
“The ACLU defends people’s civil rights and civil liberties, and that means that most of the time we’re suing some government agency,” Walczak said. “We happen to have a good bit of litigation going against various Montgomery County agencies at the moment, so we do our work professionally. We’re not out to try to make money. We’re trying to get justice for people, and so I hope that Montgomery County appreciates that we conduct ourselves professionally, and we’ll continue to do so even if we’re bri
ACLU-PA sues Montco for blocking attorney-client meetings in county jail
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The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania is suing Montgomery County for what it characterizes as a violation of the First Amendment rights of those being held in the county prison.
“Jails already operate behind walls and razor wire. Montco officials are trying to make it impossible for our team to investigate ongoing constitutional violations in the county’s criminal legal system,” Reggie Shuford, executive director of ACLU-PA, said in a statement Thursday.
The federal lawsuit accuses officials at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility of barring ACLU lawyers from meeting with their clients in the prison in Eagleville, citing the need for court documentation or a letter that verifies a relationship between the lawyer and the incarcerated person. ACLU-PA says that this has been happening since March, and that there had been no issue with attor